230 East 97th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

230 East 97th Street is a four-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building in East Harlem, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Jennifer Osullivan. The building has faced persistent rodent issues in recent years, with multiple 311 complaints about rodent signs and conditions attracting rodents in early 2025 and late 2023.

A significant pattern of rat activity has been documented through multiple rodent inspections in 2024-2025, with the most recent inspections in June 2025 showing continued rat activity. The building has an active rodent control program in place, with bait applications regularly conducted between February and March 2025. The property has also been subject to a recurring Housing Maintenance Code violation regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 to 2024, though no actual bedbug infestations have been reported in the past three years, according to the building's bedbug reporting records.

The building's history includes a few notable incidents, including a complaint about suspended scaffolds in September 2023, which was inspected and found to have no violations, and a complaint about illegal conversion in July 2018, though access was denied for inspection. While the building has maintained bedbug-free status according to its reporting records, the persistent rodent issues and the systematic pattern of rodent inspections and bait applications suggest an ongoing challenge with pest control. The property has undergone regular inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, particularly in relation to rodent activity, with the most recent inspections continuing to show evidence of rat activity requiring bait application.